Tag Archives: ESNG

ESNG meeting – 1 March 2023

We met for another pre-meeting work party, and the five of us sorted out a number of odds and ends on the fiddle yard.  In particular, we think that we have fixed the microswitches that were playing up, and added … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 26 February 2023

A quiet but sociable last meeting for February – 6 members present.  We knew that several people were otherwise engaged, so we settled for a quick 2×0 layout, and got down to running trains. Long and sometimes fast trains passing … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 15 February 2023

I wasn’t at Wednesday’s meeting, as Maxine and I had slipped away for a couple of days to see friends in Chichester. We had a very relaxing time, and enjoyed seeing the sea at Wittering.  The weather was kind to … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 12 February 2023

A pleasant afternoon with seven members present.  We ran some trains, and socialised a lot. An interesting layout – a 4×0 modular set up.  Dave was concerned that there wouldn’t be room for him in the middle of the layout, … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 1 February 2023

Back again for the Wednesday meeting.  It was a slow start, so we waited to set the layout up, but members then started to arrive, so we ran trains.  In the end eight members came through the door (and left … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 29 January 2023

Not a good start to the afternoon when I received this photo from Allan & Derek, returning from the Eastleigh exhibition….. A car fire (seen in the distance) had held them up on the M3, but they rolled in to … Continue reading

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Three interesting layout designs….

‘Ian from Cumbria’ linked to his layout blogs on RMweb.  He has developed three excellent plans, and I reproduce them here.  The location is somewhere in the West Country, but the principles could be moved almost anywhere. First, Tredethy Wharf, … Continue reading

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ESNG Open Day 2023 – publicity!

Here’s the flyer for April.  Black and white so that I can run them off at home – though of course my laserjet cartridge gave up when I tried to print a batch. Meanwhile, Wednesday’s running session included a slight … Continue reading

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ESNG meeting – 18 January 2023

Another working afternoon trying to debug the fiddle yard.  A few broken wires, a few dry solder joints, and some incorrectly wired plugs.  We’d just about given up, then a plate of fish and chips gave new inspiration, and suddenly … Continue reading

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ESNG exhibition 2023 – what’s happening

We were (or rather, I was) a bit slow getting a show together for April, so we’ve moved our annual show to the end of September this year, and will hold an Open Day at our usual time around Easter.  … Continue reading

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